Very good news indeed Les and many thanks to Alf and Kay for their
discovery, a huge win/win for Oz syncros in particular.
To show our appreciation, support etc. and to let Albins know we are
"out there", seems to me a brief thank you email from each of us at this
happy time would make a lot of sense and positive PR between a local
supplier and its local syncro community.
Cheers.
Ken
--- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, "Les Harris"
<leslieharris@...> wrote:
>their way from Adelaide via the Great Ocean Road.
> Yesterday, Alf and Kay Andersen (Syncro with Audi 2.3) visited me on
>rang me with the very welcome news that Albins are currently setting up
> This morning, they went to Albins Off-Road gears in Ballarat and Alf
to make 5.43 crownwheel and pinion sets. Someone in Australia (don't
know who yet) has ordered 10 sets and Albins will produce an additional
number for stock. They expect to have stock on the shelves by January.
Very good news indeed!
>go through a distributor in America. Haven't got a price yet but my last
> Australia can buy direct from Albins but the rest of the world has to
conversation with Albins indicates a price well below the now
non-available genuine VAG sets.
>going to have to look after ourselves from here on. I have been trying
> This is just one of many Syncro parts that are NLA from VAG and we are
to get some sense out of the organization set up by VAG to supposedly
ensure ongoing parts availability but got nowhere. I asked a series of
questions and got answers to totally different questions, so I don't
think that we will ever get any support from them.
>
> Les
>
----- Original Message -----From: KenSent: Monday, October 13, 2008 12:36 PMSubject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Re: 5.43 C&P Set - Good News
Gday Les and ALL,
Very good news indeed Les and many thanks to Alf and Kay for their
discovery, a huge win/win for Oz syncros in particular.
To show our appreciation, support etc. and to let Albins know we are
"out there", seems to me a brief thank you email from each of us at this
happy time would make a lot of sense and positive PR between a local
supplier and its local syncro community.
Cheers.
Ken
I think I managed to get one of the last crown wheel and pinion sets
available when mine went to pieces 2 years back. The mechanic said
they were getting sparse when he got it - but I thought he was having
a go at me.
He advised that even gears were now hard to get (and that was 2 years
ago) - I hope he was and is incorrect. It took him 3 weeks to get a
second gear.
Thanks again for your persistence with this issue - no doubt it
probably would not have happened without your work.
Cheers,
Scott
--- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, "Les Harris"
<leslieharris@...> wrote:
>early March when I needed a crownwheel and pinion set urgently and
> Gday Ken and ALL,
>
> Good thinking but I have had a lot of contact with Albins since
discovered that VAG were no longer making this ratio. Their sales
manager has been very helpful from the outset and was more than happy
to tool up for this ratio, despite the fact that only Australia and
South Africa got it as standard. I have asked them for a price so
that I can publish it on our website for the benefit of anyone who
might need a set in the future.
>cost of having to buy through their distributor and get it sent all
> We are very fortunate that Albins is right here because the added
the way back to Australia is quite a lot. The South Africa Syncro
owners are envious of the fact that we can but direct. I have
learned that there has been some recent interest in the US for this
ratio due to the fact that many US owners fit very big wheel/tyre
sets, well beyond the capacity of their standard 4.86 diffs. I hope
that Albins do well with this ratio.
>are
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ken
> To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 12:36 PM
> Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Re: 5.43 C&P Set - Good News
>
>
>
> Gday Les and ALL,
>
> Very good news indeed Les and many thanks to Alf and Kay for their
> discovery, a huge win/win for Oz syncros in particular.
>
> To show our appreciation, support etc. and to let Albins know we
> "out there", seems to me a brief thank you email from each of usat this
> happy time would make a lot of sense and positive PR between alocal
> supplier and its local syncro community.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Ken
>
----- Original Message -----From: ScottSent: Monday, October 13, 2008 5:03 PMSubject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Re: 5.43 C&P Set - Good NewsThanks for the good news Les.
I think I managed to get one of the last crown wheel and pinion sets
available when mine went to pieces 2 years back. The mechanic said
they were getting sparse when he got it - but I thought he was having
a go at me.
He advised that even gears were now hard to get (and that was 2 years
ago) - I hope he was and is incorrect. It took him 3 weeks to get a
second gear.
Thanks again for your persistence with this issue - no doubt it
probably would not have happened without your work.
Cheers,
Scott.
They are probably better parts that the OEM items anyway.
Cheers,
Scott
--- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, "Les Harris"
<leslieharris@...> wrote:
>ahead with Albins in March) and two sets in VW South Africa; they
> Scott,
>
> I found one set in VW Singapore (which is why I didn't have to go
were probably the very last.
>VW and Porsche gears for the US off-road racing market, which is
> When talking with Albins, I found that they make a lot of standard
apparently immense. They send a container carrying 900 kg of gears
to the US each week, according to their sales manager.
>what they make that would go in the Syncro box.
> Prompted by your comment, I will check their production list to see
>sets
> Les
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Scott
> To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 5:03 PM
> Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Re: 5.43 C&P Set - Good News
>
>
> Thanks for the good news Les.
>
> I think I managed to get one of the last crown wheel and pinion
> available when mine went to pieces 2 years back. The mechanicsaid
> they were getting sparse when he got it - but I thought he washaving
> a go at me.years
>
> He advised that even gears were now hard to get (and that was 2
> ago) - I hope he was and is incorrect. It took him 3 weeks to geta
> second gear.
>
> Thanks again for your persistence with this issue - no doubt it
> probably would not have happened without your work.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Scott
>
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----- Original Message -----From: ScottSent: Monday, October 13, 2008 10:33 PMSubject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Re: 5.43 C&P Set - Good NewsThanks Les.
They are probably better parts that the OEM items anyway.
Cheers,
Scott.
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